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Aug 13, 2019 · 1 July: The British lease over Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula ended at 00:00 Hong Kong time. The United Kingdom handed Hong Kong island and its surrounding territory back to the People’s Republic of China. Chris Patten, the last Governor of Hong Kong, sent the telegram: “I have relinquished the administration of this government.
UK in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 42,850 likes · 81 talking about this · 348 were here. The official Facebook page for the British Consulate-General Hong Kong...
On July 1, 1997, the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong becomes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. China has signed an international treaty with Britain and issued a Basic Law, or miniconstitution, for Hong Kong; these promise that Hong Kong can remain autonomous for fifty years after 1997, save in matters of security and diplomacy, and ensure that Hong Kong people will continue to enjoy their rights and freedoms under Hong Kong law.
Jan 28, 2020 · A common visual reminder of British remnants in Hong Kong are the numerous streets that have been named after British public figures and landmarks. Many of these streets share the same name with those in London. For example, Queen Victoria Street, named after the British monarch who reigned from 1837 to 1901, is a one-way street in Hong Kong ...
Jan 20, 2024 · By this time, Hong Kong’s population had touched 3 lakhs. At the turn of the 20th century, Hong Kong was one of the most important port cities in the world. British hand Hong Kong back. After being occupied by the Japanese from 1941-45, the island fell back into the hands of the British.
Jun 28, 2022 · "Looking back, 1997 is a lie," says Thomas Fung, a Hong Kong-born accountant who now lives in Oxford. That was the year Hong Kong, a former British colony, was handed back to China as a special ...
Jan 12, 2023 · Britain criticised on Thursday what it said was the systematic erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong by the Chinese government and a crackdown on free speech by authorities in the former British colony ...
